Today In Four-Year-Old News: Fox and the Dangerous Illegals Meme

So here’s a question for all you media-watchers out there. Why would FoxNews.com publish a story to suggest a perpetual present, instead of acknowledging an event from the distant past; "further underscoring" in the third paragraph in a transparent attempt to freshen up long-ago news with thinly sourced new information. ("Increased"? Where’s the data?) And speaking of thinly sourced, notice that the piece contains three sources, two of whom are quoted only once and offer complete boilerplate info. Most of the piece relies on a single source: Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, an anti-immigration crusader who appeared on national TV the very same night to accuse the Obama administration of essentially giving away parts of the United States to border thugs. Which TV network? Fox News!

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